An arrangement that gives meaningful access to a community of origin should always be celebrated. But, judging by the comments below the BBC story, it seems the comms messaging could have been better...

In 1948, representatives of 21 American republics convened in Bogotá to discuss the future of the Inter-American System.

I am v. excited to share the commemorative issue ‘Bogotá at 75’ (JHIL_RHDI | @jhil-rhdi.bsky.social) edited by Justina Uriburu and me, & authored entirely by Latin American scholars.

Our special issue JHIL_RHDI | @jhil-rhdi.bsky.social w Francisco-José Quintana foregrounds a constitutive moment for regionalism in the Americas.

You’ve heard about San Francisco & recently Bandung. Now comes Bogotá, a window to oppression & resistance, IOs, int economic law, adjudication, human rights, & beyond.

Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador in response to the Ecuadorian police raid of the Mexican embassy.

#HRC55 | The United Nations Human Rights Council has appointed Astrid Puentes Riaño Riaño (Mexico) as Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

Colombia 🇨🇴 will request precautionary measures to the IACHR in favour of former VP of Ecuador 🇪🇨 Jorge Glass, who had been offered diplomatic asylum by Mexico 🇲🇽 and was forcefully removed from the Mexican Embassy by Ecuadorian police.

It’s still just the beginning.

Been a dark week at UT, but received a little sunshine this morning. Gonna toast this little book tonight.

Check out a new publication by our Mirosław M. Sadowski in Lucas Lixinski and Y. Zhu’s “Heritage, Conflict, and Peace-Building” (@routledgebooks 2024)

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What is happening with religious discrimination laws in Australia? Professor Lucas Lixinski (Lucas Lixinski) provides some answers with the latest in our 'Human Rights Explainer' series: bit.ly/3JcW4br

A few years ago, Kathleen Claussen asked a provocative Q: To what extent has the shape & form of int'l law scholarship influenced the content & practice of int'l law? That Q has now spurred a massive collaborative research project spanning continents, institutions, & publishers.1/

In his Unbound contribution,Lucas Lixinski explores
'the roles of traditional knowledge and cultural heritage in deep seabed mining negotiations.' Read the full essay here: bit.ly/3TDqA2L

On 2 May I will defend my PhD Leiden Law School. My research focused on the impact of international cultural heritage law on local communities and how it balances tensions between universal and local interests (spoiler alert: badly). If you would like to attend, let me know!

Damaged Beyond Repair? International Law after Gaza | by Fuad Zarbiyev

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Come join me @SOASLaw! 🙏🏾 (Please share!) 'You will have the responsibility of leading the undergraduate core module in English criminal law, alongside other teaching and administrative responsibilities commensurate with the seniority of the role..….'
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Join us on Wednesday, 10/4, at 1pm Sydney time for a conversation about Israel's man-made humanitarian disaster in Gaza, its root causes and implication with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Professor Michael Fakhri Michael Fakhri events.humanitix.com/un-special-rap…

There are endless “international laws”. Oddly, the operation of international law in particular peripheral settings remains neglected. This is only one of the many reasons that makes this article by luizaleaopereira and Fabio Costa Morosini 墨麟施 a fantastic contribution.

Forthcoming EJIL: Talk!.

📝 📚 For scholars interested in converting their dissertation into a book, here is a helpful list of differences between the two, with thanks to Alison Kirk at Routledge. 🙏🏽

Court won't miss history, this time, I guess

'Three Approaches to the 1951 Convention: The case for a dialectical approach'. Hard hitting critique and analysis from the brilliant BS Chimni, for our Journal of Refugee Studies SI on transdisciplinary approaches to int refugee law, co-edited by Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen academic.oup.com/jrs/article/do…

An attempt to legislate religious freedom protection raises questions for faith communities and LGBTIQ+. Prof. Lucas Lixinski (Lucas Lixinski) from UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute examines the ALRC report on religious educational institutions & anti-discrimination laws. bit.ly/3VzJQRw